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atter how many times I thought about it, no bucket list was plete without travel. Then I had to decide how I might manage the risk. I had to decide how lucky I felt.d toured the remains of a Tang dynasty temple on a high mountain, Jack wanted to ride down on a toboggan (長(zhǎng)雪橇).ve seemed like fun. But now? I hesitated. My mental klaxon (高音喇叭) screamed warnings about the consequences of a cut, a fall, and a crash. Then, gaining confidence from who knows where, I lowered myself carefully into the toboggan, which marked my adventure travel eback.ve traveled about twentyfive percent of the time. Through it all, my lucks held out—no deadly falls, no car accidents or serious infections. For me, adventure travel is a risk worth taking. Travel broadens my world and keeps me connected to nature. What39。Unique.Dangerous.Historical.Famous.(2)What did the doctors advise the author to do? A.Enjoy the rest of her life.C.D.It was her last adventure.B.She liked the beautiful scenery in China.D.A business trip to ChinaUnique travel experiencesC.D.作者講述了去中國(guó)的一次旅行。根據(jù)第一段中的“the jungles of Thailand or Borneo, for example, where the water is often unsafe and the food risky。 some places where the locals are just a few generations past headhunting.“例如,泰國(guó)或婆羅洲的叢林,那里的水往往不安全,食物也很危險(xiǎn);有傳染病、毒蛇和野生動(dòng)物的場(chǎng)所;有些地方的本地人剛剛過(guò)了獵頭的時(shí)代。故選B。根據(jù)第二段中的“To prevent another stroke, my doctors told me, I39?!笨芍?,醫(yī)生建議作者遠(yuǎn)離旅行。 (3)考查推理判斷?!笨芍髡咧蕴岬剿闹袊?guó)之行是因?yàn)樗ㄟ^(guò)這件事恢復(fù)了勇氣。 (4)考查主旨大意。s more, saying yes to travel keeps me connected to myself.”對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō),冒險(xiǎn)旅行是值得冒險(xiǎn)的。更重要的是,對(duì)旅行說(shuō)“是”讓我和自己保持聯(lián)系。故選C。3.閱讀理解 As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fadeor so we thought, as she didn39。s Club dolls, a holiday dress and some beautiful story books. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she proudly announced that she really wanted a bike more than anything else. Three hours later, on Christmas morning, we were excited for Rose to open the little heartshaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. Beaming, I said, Yes.d rather keep this than get a real bike.s parents didn39。they had bought many other wonderful things for herB.they didn39。they decided to make one for her(2)Why did Dad make the clay bicycle? A.He didn39。He thought his daughter would like it.D.Rose39。Rose would trade in the clay bike for a real oneC.Rose was a thoughtful and independent girl【答案】 (1)B(2)B(3)C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,Rose希望圣誕節(jié)收到一輛自行車(chē)。愿望,爸爸決定給她做個(gè)粘土的自行車(chē)讓她去換個(gè)新的,但是Rose決定保留這個(gè)粘土自行車(chē),不要新的自行車(chē)。根據(jù)第二段中的As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fadeor so we thought, as she didn39。故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的We could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child可推知,作者夫妻因?yàn)闆](méi)有幫女兒實(shí)現(xiàn)圣誕節(jié)的愿望而內(nèi)疚,為了不讓Rose失望,決定做一個(gè)黏土自行車(chē)模型先送給Rose,之后Rose可以用它來(lái)兌換一輛真正的自行車(chē)。 (3)考查推理判斷。 故選C。4.閱讀理解 s leader. Language itself became submitted to rules during this period. This need to fix the English language is best illustrated (描述) in the making of The Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson. Guides to the English language had been in existence before Johnson began his project in 1746. These, however, were often little more than lists of hard words. When definitions of mon words were supplied, they were often unhelpful. For example, a horse was defined in an early dictionary as a beast well known.s dictionary, which took forty workers fiftyfive years to plete (16391694), Johnson39。 How many passages were used? According to Johnson39。They only offer simple pictures.B.They simply give some translations.They add no more than some big words.(2)What does the underlined word lexicographer in paragraph 4 refer to? A.A biographer.C.An assistant.(3)What can we infer about Samuel Johnson from the text? A.B.He gained much financial support.D.To discuss the problems of dictionaries.B.To persuade people to buy the new dictionary.D. (1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選D。根據(jù)最后一段中的“How many words were defined by the lexicographer?”中的關(guān)鍵詞defined及聯(lián)系前后句,可以猜測(cè)出這里lexicographer指的是詞典編纂者。 (3)考查推理判斷。故選A。閱讀全文可知,文章主要介紹了Samuel Johnson在惡劣的條件下編纂詞典的。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解,詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查,是一篇故事類(lèi)閱讀,考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息,并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理,從而選出正確答案。 Losing a wallet is one of those careless acts most of us have e across, at some point or the other in our lives. While most of us tend to move on after mourning over the lost necessities, there are a few lucky ones who get them back, with the help of the police or the generosity of the person who finds it. Hunter was on his way to attend his sister39。s family reached out to the Frontier flight to enquire if someone had handed it over to them. Unfortunately, there was no sign of the missing wallet.s sister39。 Moved by the touching gesture, Hunter39。 Now, thanks to the astonishing power of social media, the post finally reached the man behind the note. The man was identified as Todd Brown and it was one of his coworkers who made sure Jeannie Shamatt39。 I try to teach my children to do the right things in life, help people when you can regardless of the oute. This story is more about restoring faith in people than anything. We hear a lot of bad news but not enough good news. I personally want to thank Todd Brown and his wife for restoring faith that there are amazing people out there.(1)How did Hunter Shamatt get his wallet back? A.B.He found the wallet by himself.D.A wallet and a tag.A wallet and a note.A note and a tag.A mail and a tag.(3)How did Hunter39。Touched.Uninterested.Satisfied.Confused.(4)What does the author intend to convey? A.Freedom.C.Justice.【答案】 (1)A(2)B(